Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-29
D0INGS IN CONGRESS.
Eli for Payment Of Damages Caused by
Indian Outbreaks.
Various Other Measures Proposed
but ali Nus, Lie Over Untii
After the IL ,iidays.
SENATE.

okNATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec 20.-A message
from the President was presented with
communications from the Secretary of
State IN reference TO invitation 10 this
country TO appoint delegate or delegates
to the International Exposition uf Lab II
to be held In barcelona, Spain. in April,
1888, aud commanding the Secretary
suggestions to favorable consideration of
Congress, and In reference to the invita-
ton OF her Britanic Majesty to this Gov.
eminent to participate 10 an International
Exposition to be held In Melb uurne. In
1888. to celebrate the centenary OF the
foundation OF New South Wales, the
first Australian colony. The messages
were referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations Among the memorials pre-.
seated to the Senate was that OF II. ID,
Lyman, Vice President Of the American
Surety Company. Of New York. praying
for the ratification OF the convention and
preparing an extraditlon treaty between
this country aud Great Britain. signed In
London June. %. 1885: extending the ex.
tradition laws 10 cases Of embe2zlement,
etc.
HOUSE.
A preamble and resolution were offered
that il is currently reported that the coal
operators in the Lehigh region are now
importing. or about 10 import, two thou.
sand miners under contract to take the
places Of striking miners. haye used every
endeayar 10 have settlement of differ.
ences by arbitration and that the operators
have positively refused to enter into arb.
tration. and requesting the president 10
Fu ha ON la, l. - ha
ment Of these facts, aud to urge them to
use special efforts IT, prevent the lunding
of Belgian miners and see that the law
against the importation OF labor under
contract is strictly enforced. Referred TO
committee on labor. The House then at
1915 adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-A resolution
offered 10y Beck. directing the postoiilce
committee t. inquire into the aivIsability
# reducing the rate Of letter postage to
one cent, was taken up and referred To
IT,: committee. A good deal of time was
taken up In discussing the holiday nd.
journment, which was decided by vote
yeas 81. nays 10. The Blair education.
nj bill was taken up rs unfinished bust.
ness and then. On mott u Of Dir. Sher.
man. at 4:35 y. m, the Senate proceeded
u executive business and in half an hour
after adjOurned.
Randall. OF Pennsylvania. from the
Committee On Rules. submitted partial
report. The report recommends the
adoption of the Rules Of the Forty ninth
Congress until further orders. with few
oh h..r ~ nd t.,I MT
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Dolph
introduced a bill to proyidc for the pay
ment Of claims for damages 10y Indian
depredations aggreghting some fourteen
or fifteen million dollars and it was re-
fcrrcd tu the Committee Of Indian Affairs
The Senate then took upa joint reSoln.
ton introduced by Dolph on the 18th
inst proposing a constitutional amend.
ment on the subject If marriage and
divorce and prohibiting bigamy and poly
gamy. The proposed amendment Is In
the following words: "Cougre~s shall
have power to legislate on the subject Of
marriage and divorce by general laws
applicable alike to all States and Terri,
tories: and neither bigamy or polygamy
shall exist or be permitted within the
United States or any place subject to their
jurisdictions" A few bills were then
passed and the Senate proceeded to the
executive session, after which the Senate
adjourned to meet January 1. 1888.
HOUSE,.
Burrows (Mich) announced the death o.
Seth G. Mnffrt Congressman from Mich
gan. Resolutions expressive OF regra'
were then offered aud adopted and u
committee OF seven Repre- sentatives and
three Senators were appointed 10 escor'
the remains OF the deceased to the place
| Of burial. The House then at LIS AZ "
mark OF respect t. the memory of the DE-
cea, ed adjourned to meet Wednesday, Jan
4th 1888.